Jewelry



{No Model.)

G. B. ADAMS.

JEWELRY.

Patented Apr. 14, 1896.

ATTORNEY ANDREW 5.6RAHAM. PHOm-UTHO.WA$MINGNN.D C

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE B. ADAMS, OF IRVINGTON, NEl/V JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE lVHITEl-IEAD dc HOAG COMPANY, OF NEIV JERSEY.

JEWELRY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 558,334, dated April 14, 1896.

Application fi'led December 6, 1895. Serial No. 571,200. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Irvington, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jewelry; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawin gs, and to letters of reference marked thereon which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in jewelry, and has reference more particularly to a novel means of securing or connecting the body portions or ornamental shells, as in cuff-buttons, scarf-pins, &c., to the connecting bars or pins without theuse of solder or screws or pins, thereby producing a simple and cheap construction of jewelry The invention therefore consists in the novel construction and arrangements and combinations of parts, such as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and finally embodied in the clauses of the claim.

As will be hereinafter understood, my pres ent invention is applicable to all classes of jewelry, such as cuff-buttons, and especially link buttons, stick-pins, badges, brooches, &c., and is, furthermore, applicable to all kinds of metals and is not limited to any particular design or designs nor to any particular shape or outline.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of link buttons arranged in position on a cuff, embodying the principles of my invention; and Fig. 2 is a sectional View of a portion of a cuff and side elevation of the link-buttons in position in the buttonholes of the end. Fig. 3 is a back view of one of the shells comprising the link button and a portion of the connecting link or bar, illustrating the manner of attaching one end of said link or bar to the shell. Fig. 4: is a view representing the buttons in section and illustrating more particularly the arrangement of the connecting link or bar. Fig. 5 is a top view of a link button of a different design, but still embodying the principles of my invention. Figs. 0 and 7 are a face and back view, respectively, of a stick-pin embodying the novel features of my invention; and Fig. 8 is a back View of a pin in which the ornamental portion is made from ivory or pearl or any other material, having an undercut recess into which the holding end of thepin is sprung. Fig. 9 is an enlarged vertical section of the ornamental portion, which is shown in connection with Fig. 8, with the pin detached.

Similar letters of reference are employed in all of the above-described views to indicate corresponding parts.

The essential features of my invention are a metallic or ornamental button-like portion a of any desirable configuration in outline and provided with an inwardly-projecting marginal rim or bead a. In the case of link cuff-buttons there are usually two of these ornamental shells or portions 0-, which are connected by means of my novel construction of link or bar 0. Said bar is preferably made from a continuous piece of wire, of any desirable size and shape in cross-section, and is formed with the curved portions 0, connecting-arms c curved portions 0 terminating in the free end portions 0, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 3. Said curved parts 0 and c and the free ends of the end portions 0 are easily arranged in the chambered parts of the shells a, and readily secured under the marginal rims or heads a in any well-known manner, or they may be directly sprung under said marginal beads when the link or band 0 is made from spring-Wire. In this manner the shells a can be readily secured to the ends of the link or bar 0 without the employment of solder or screws or pins, and as a result there will be a great saving of time and labor in the manufacture of the article.

Of course it will be understood that the arm portions 0 and c of the fastening portions of the link or bar 0, instead of being made straight, as indicated in Fig. 3, may be made in the form of the arcs of circles, which can be arranged entirely underneath the rim or bead a of the button or ornamental portions at of the jewelry.

In the construction of link buttons, as. clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4, the link or bar is curved, as at 0 and also suitably bent and curved to provide an arm 0 thereby forming suflicient space between the curved portions and the back of the shell to to permit the portion D at the top of the buttonhole of the cuff bto be arranged between said parts, whereby the ornamental or button portions of the pieces of jewelry are caused to set snugly and flat against the'surface of the cuff, which is a very desirable feature in link buttons. As will be 1n ore clearly evident from an inspection of said Fig. 4 the point where the end of the link or bar 0 joins to the back of the ornamental'portion a is practically at a or the bottom of the shell,whereby this construction is especially adapted to linkbuttons which lie flat to the surface of the cuff when in position in the buttonholes.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a link cuif-button in which the link or bar 0 is secured to but one shell a in the manner of my invention, the other end of the said bar 0 being twisted to form a suitable ornament c, as shown.

In lieu of providing both ends of the bar a with the holding portions 0, c c and 0 these parts may be dispensed with at one end of said bar, the latter being pointed, as at a to form a pin, whereby the device can be Worn as a scarf or stick pin, as will be clearly evident from an inspection of Figs. 6 and 7.

Instead of making the ornamental portion a of sheet metal and providing it with a marginal bead a, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 7, said portion a may be made of ivory, celluloid, pearl, or any other desirable material, being formed in the back with a chamber a and the annular and undercut portion a, substantially as shown in Fig. 9, into which the holding portions 0, c c and c of the bar or stem 0 can be sprung and securely held therein, substantially in the manner as hereinabove described and as will be clearly evident from an inspection of Fig. 8.

The devices hereinabove described are applicable to various uses, and the manner of securing the stems or bars 0 to sheet-metal or other suitable buttons is also applicable to hose-supporters and the like.

One of the most essential features of my invention is the arrangement of the shell or casing a, having the marginal rim or bead a, in combination with a link, bar, or stem made from a continuous piece of wire bent at one end to form a holding portion and having a free end portion 0', said holding portion and said free end portion being arranged and secured beneath said marginal rim or bead a and the main body portion of said link, bar, or stem extending beyond the periphery of said shell or casing and said holding portion and the free end portion 0 all lying in a plane approximately parallel to that of the face of said shell or casing.

By my novel arrangements and combinations of the parts comprised in this invention the parts can be quickly put together at a minimum expense to the manufacturer and with a great saving of time and labor.

Of course it will be evident that changes may be made in the different arrangements and combinations of the several parts herein described and illustrated without departing from the scope of my invention. Hence I do not limit myself to the exact arrangements of the parts as shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A shell or casing having a marginal rim or bead a forming a chamber in the back of said shell or casing, in combination, with a link, stem or bar, made from a continuous piece of wire, formed at one end with a holding portion and a free end portion, said holding portion and the free end portion lying in the same plane, approximately parallel with the face of said shell or casing, and adapted to be arranged and secured beneath said rim or bead a, and the main body portion of said link, stem or bar, extending beyond the periphery of said shell or casing, and said link, stem or bar having a part of its main body portion in close contact with the edge of said bead a, to cause the said bead or rim to lie closely against the garment to which it is attached, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A shell or casing having a marginal rim or bead a forming a chamber in the back of said shell or casing, in combination, with a link, stem or bar a, made from a continuous piece of wire, having holding portions 0', c and c and a free end portion 0 said holding portions and free end portion lying in a plane approximately parallel with the face of said shell or casing, and adapted to be arranged and secured beneath said rim or bead a, and the main body portion or shank of said link, stem or bar, extending beyond the periphery of said shell or easing, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination, with a shell or casing having an annular and inwardly curved rim or bead a, of a link, stem or bar formed from a continuous piece of wire, bent to form a holding portion adapted to lie beneath said bead a, and the main body portion or shank of said link, stem or bar being formed integral with said holding portion and bent to lie approximately in a plane parallel with the plane of said holding portion and said main body portion or shank, extending beyond the periphery of said shell or casing, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4.. In a cuff-button, the combination, with two fixed heads set at an angle to each other, and a connecting link or bar, the latter secured eccentrically to the heads at or near their outer edges and at that point on said edges where the heads are farthest apart and extending in a direction approximately parallel with the faces'of the heads and to a point beyond the edges that are nearest together, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. In a link button for cufis, the oombina- In testimony that I claim the invention set tion, With a pair of shells 60 having annular forth above I have hereunto set my hand this rims or heads a, of a bar or link, having 4th day of December, 1895.

holding portions 0', c 0 and 0 adapted to be GEORGE B. ADAMS. 5 arranged under the rims or beads of said WVitnesses: shells and held in position by the same, sub- FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL,

stantially as and for the purposes set forth. WM. H. CAMFIELD, Jr. 

